Kokotungo, Queensland

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Kokotungo
Queensland
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Kokotungo
Coordinates 24°06′26″S149°57′00″E / 24.1072°S 149.95°E / -24.1072; 149.95 (Kokotungo (centre of locality))
Population89 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.1139/km2 (0.2950/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4702
Area781.4 km2 (301.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Shire of Banana
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Kokotungo:
Barnard Gainsford Dumpy Creek
Alberta Kokotungo Goovigen
Baralaba Banana Woolein

Kokotungo is a rural locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Kokotungo had a population of 89 people. [1]

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Geography

The Dawson Valley (Theodore) railway line passes through the locality from the east (Goovigen) and travels slightly south-west across the locality passing through the three railway stations: [3]

before exiting to the south-west (Baralaba). [3] The railway line has now closed and the stations are abandoned. [4]

History

Kokotungo is an Aboriginal name for a local hill. [2]

Kokotungo State School opened on 6 November 1939 and closed on 27 January 1969. [5]

Demographics

In the 2016 census Kokotungo had a population of 100 people. [6]

In the 2021 census, Kokotungo had a population of 89 people. [1]

Notable residents

Notable people born in or near Kokotungo include:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kokotungo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Kokotungo – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49562)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kokotungo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg